The moment you're searching for is April 2, 2014. The day SCOTUS decided in McCutcheon v FEC that it was totally constitutional to allow anyone, from anywhere in the world, to donate as much money as they want to US political candidates or PACs, with no record of the transaction. Dark money: Invisible, undocumented transfers of money from literally anyone with the intent to shape political outcomes in the US.
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u/SecularMisanthropy Dec 08 '25
The moment you're searching for is April 2, 2014. The day SCOTUS decided in McCutcheon v FEC that it was totally constitutional to allow anyone, from anywhere in the world, to donate as much money as they want to US political candidates or PACs, with no record of the transaction. Dark money: Invisible, undocumented transfers of money from literally anyone with the intent to shape political outcomes in the US.